46 G. A. Grierson—Some Further Notes on Kalidasa. [No. 1, 
qraaifequawrat watteqaare | 
woaleeai aia RU Aa Sqari ett 
She again asked— 
aay ved Nimes aT TI 
qyaaaed wi a faa aa Sqarie tt 
And he again replied— 
Waa aaa stat waG: Gacaa | 
aaa faa ard waat vex a fe 8 
She. (1) “ There is no current of air, nor can I observe the approach 
of any elephant. Why, then, is the water-lotus agitated P 
He. (2) “ The coal black bees have been clasped within its bells all 
night, and now they wish to see the sun. Therefore, my love, is the lotus 
agitated. at 
She. (3) “ But bees and their kin can pierce the hardest wood, and 
the lotus bell is exquisitely tender. Why, then, does not the bee tear it 
forcibly open? 
He. (4) “ The lotus clasps him in her bell in love, and the bee returns 
her love. Therefore he does not tear the bell asunder,—for, my Love, he 
is not like thee.” 
The following verses in praise of contentment are universally attribut- 
ed to Kalidasain this part of the country. They are excellent specimens 
of their style, and are worth recording here. 
faa afe wei wat cund aa awarfyty | 
waw fafarad fafarfaamate Tat 1 I 
BRU BttiMat qufasea sve arsafa | 
wen ware fad efere eauaty Ar Wag 8 II 
yiai Sraaagarasd yi a fafaa we | 
eal aifaqneftarrafed sar war fae ll @ | 
Wa arafaaiord TSS VIR AT AAA | 
eat gafammanface araifa erate ie 
waa atataal wyAteTAl wat Beat 
Zari @ festa SeMad Tard UIs! TA HY II 
sees fasratu fafyar maar aah: | 
emew faa WMAIS UH AST HA I eI 
